An item usually consisting of a complete alphabet, numerals, and/or artwork characters, printed in black on white card stock or on transparent film, made into individual pads of letters, numerals, and/or artwork characters with one to sixteen of the characters in each pad. It is normally used to set a display head or line of copy by inserting the letters or numerals into a composing stick which is immediately ready for offset, planograph, zinc, silk-screen, blueprint, or photographic reproduction. It may include a composing stick and a carrying case. See also TITLE BOARD SET, PHOTOGRAPHIC and LETTERING SET.